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HOT Oil THE KEY) ^TH E SKIPPER. > ? l>lt of history folks, also ? ma!i? i' "i tiiiRer. or peeve, whatever v?u f.iit ii i'in it. Many, many years j?? r.-litfious soct known as tho Mormons settled in Utah. One of ,hl. t.n. '.s "t' 'his ?oct was polygamy. t|?. iMmiimls law, a measure fathered t,> senator (loorgo P. Kdmunds, of Willi.rn*. abolished polygamy. Has jiiy ,.m.' ilio idea that the Kdmunds law Ni.litrd the hill of Rights. It eel'I,i 1111<1 id not. \,,u \\f have the picture of an- ' Oiler mt!,\ an aggregation of religjou> f.ii.aiii s. known as Jehovah Wit- j ! ,jt.v.s, - I hey claim the protection of | ihr ltd) of Rights In refusing to salute 'lie Hag of the United States. Tin*, ii-id waves because men, women ami children, led by Washington,1 Cit "Mie. Wayne and others, bled, died ami suffered. I "Religion. Oh Religion, how many datnn,ihie deeds are committed In thy name? ' ji' ODDITIES I ^ Putting Lee Mays, president of tho Camden Rotary club: Tho Rotary tlub of Staten Island threatened to .serve nothing hut beans at Its regular luncheon recently to those members who appeared with loss than ten pounds of scrap metal. No beans were served and the club collected 50n pounds of scrap. * * In response to at least a score of inquiries as to how tin cans can coniribu'e to the war offort, we wish to say Miat tin edits contain one per4 cent pure tin and 99 per cent of steel scrap, both vital metals. Ladles of Camden and Kershaw county, let's all join the "Kitchen Commandos" and save all tin cans and waste cooking fats. Your uniform will only be a plain apron, but It can be as gallant an ouitii as the togs and helmets of a bombardier in a Flying Fortress. And in the same Vvein of thought "Start Socking With Your Stocking."! ? ? * They tell me that the new ''triple block buster" of the Royal Air Force, does anything termites can do and faster And I really believe that to find i parallel of the block buBter bomb, one must go back to the time 'h"4"hig apple" shook down a Carolina dance hall. Millions of New Yorkers who read nMW^papers, commute and listen to ih- radio had to fall back almost errirrdy on the radio to keep up with tli- global war and other events with"in :heir favorite edition, due to the u-wspuper deliverer's strike. Roses and Thorns " J ??. eggs! eggs! and then more ? KK*. We hope we never see another ?'Kg. intact, boiled, fried or scrambled. It all happened with, during 'In? period between dictation and transcription, the story of the three "Rgs in the window of the M and K restaurant went haywire in mathematics and everything else. Actually, the story had one of the with a diameter of seven and a half inches. Wow, some egg. And two. eggs uf( llireo ounces each ami one of five, gave a total weight or three pouuds. Shades of Einstein? Ah me! Wo imagine that every poultry breeder in the 'southeast if not iu the nation must huvo made hurried 1 plans to fly, motor or choo choo to Camden to see this marvelous pullet that laid three oggs, scaling three pounds?one boiug seven and a half i inches in diameter. Gosh, oh Gosh. BLACK RIVER COOPERATIVE PURCHASES DEFENSE BOND The Black River Cooperatives, Inc.. local dispensers of electricity to our good farmer friends in this county, and also In Loo and Sumter and Clarendon counties, has just forwarded to the local Camden bank its check to purchase a $1,000 Defense Savings Bond. The Cooperative is doing its bit to help the war effort and is trying to give tho territories it serves an equal share in this great work. At the same time Cooperative is creating a reserve fund that can be used to discharge it obligation to the National REA, and act as a cushion of credit that will come in nicely in case of some disaster to its lines in the future. J. B. McCoy, prominent business man and farmer of this section, is on the board of trustees of the Coperatives, whose office is in Sumter. James Ryan Is Leading Trainer (Continued from first page) was $31,390 while that of the Rokeby stables was $26,605. The list of South Carolina trained horses in the money winning ^tables during the past year reads like a j "Who's Who" in the steeplechase I world. They are Mrs. P. Ambrose Clark, Kent Miller, G. H. Bostwlck, Rokeby Stables, Montpeller, Weir, Richard K. Mellon, F. Ambrose Clark, A. C. Bostwlck, Mrs. J. B. Balding, R. V. N. Gambrlll, Brookmeade Stable, Mrs. G. H. Bostwlck, Greentree Stable, Harry LaMontagne, Mrs. L. E. Stoddard, Jr., J." B. Balding, William Post, Alvln Untermyer, J. F. Byers, W. Burling Cocks, Miss Margaret j Wing, Mrs. J. E. Ryan, Mrs. Fay Inj galls and Mrs. R. G. Wolffe. j The annual report further shows that during the season 371 horses 'started at the various meetings, of {which 243 shared in the nurses and plate. A total of 235 owners participated of whom 144 shared In the winnings. At the spring Hunt meetings there were seventeen feature events (while in .the autumn at three meetings there were only four. Of the various hunt events, outside of the United Hunts, the Carolina Cup classic topped all other Hunts In the total amount of money distributed for steeplechase and flat racing. The Carolina Cup total was $4,200; Rose Tree, $4,150; Sandhills, at Plnehurst. $3,600; Montpeller, $3,305; Aiken, $2,800; Radnor, $2,500; 1 Middleburg, $2,400; Whitemarch, $875; and Bloomfleld-GrosBe, Polnte Metamora, $300. At the other three events, My Lady's Manor, Maryland i Grand National and Maryland Hunt cup, only plate was given. Although Russian pilots are generally credited with developing ramming tactics, the actual practice dates back to the last world war. ^^^Here a W to remember ^j A 62^year record *B ^*Sm dkodton* on Uu4 u t tonio. Cardal utii* wnn ?ffi?l&?fc85 Pi ?i?rvy Jorth? "tlm*" tooom*. B=??=Ri 8t?rUd b*for^jrour l^kn ; &Z% K . - v -. . .. ' j And Your Strength and Energy Is Below Par It may b? caused by disorder of kidney function that permit* poisonous wast* to accumulate. For truly many peo|M? fic! week and miserable when the kidneya fail to remove excess acids and other waste matter from the blood. Yon may suffer nagging backache, rheumatic pains, headaches, diss in ess, siting op nights, leg pa Ms. swelling. Sometimes frequent and scanty urination with smarting and burning la another sign that something is wrong with the kidneys or bladder. THsTeshould be no doubt that prompt treatment is wiaer than neglect. Use Doan'a Pitt*. It is better to rely on a medicine that baa won countrywide aptroval than on something leas favorably nova. Doan'a hare been tried and tested many years. Are at all drug stores. Get Dean s today. L. r. ' *" "7 -w. A Letter to John i ii| ? ? ?? i? tmumm i Dear John: Not very Iouk now before Christmas It does seem good to have ho many of the hoys hark tu Camden for ilu* holidays and 1 know that homes arc all the happier for It. Of coarse wo feel deeply for the faml lies of the lads who welt* unable to yet home. Who ilo you suppose I met on the street tho other afternoon? None other than that good old rah rah chap, Donald Morrison, just out of the I Diversity of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill. Hut 1 was somewhat saddened that Don did not wear his freshman cap. Now that Don is hack with all tho leatniUK ho picked up in the special course calculated to make him uu expert on meats, milk, and other foodstuffs, it looks as if tho Camden health hoard is now on the right I track so far as organization Is concerned. You know John, Donald is always on the job iw 1th a shaft of w it or sarcasm that keeps one in stitches. Talking to him the other day 1 almost exploded when 'Don declared that Kaiser has so speeded up the building of ships that one can get | seasick in just looking at the blue i i prints. And do you know Don abso-, lately refused to offer Any commentj on Hitler's demotion of his chief of I'-boAt operations. "There probably lis more to this than appears on the surface?" 4110th Don. I was listening 011 the radio the other night when a British speaker | said that radio listeners in that country were getting sounds over sets kile the cooing of a dove. I wonder what language that cooing was In? j Speaking of Mussolini John. I think that of all the Italians associated I in the public mind, Juliet will bo loved the longest. Speaking of the recent football season. the sport forecasters of "form players." as we news hounds refer j to them as, really took a licking, for the season was just one upset after another with particular emphasis on the Auburn upset of Georgia, the Holy Cross kick over of Boston College and the defeat of the Bears by the Redskins. Which reminds us that it will be a good trick, if the jWPB can do it. to take two inches ofT the shirt of the form player lost in the last grid season. I always like to see the first snow I of the season. In fact, I used to feel like my steno felt last Wednesday. II always wanted to get out and feel the flakes hitting on my cheeks, I nose and chin. Then I wanted to make snow balls and throw them at some guy with a tall hat. And then make a enow man. There the fun stopped for about that time Pop called out that It would be a good idea to get the enow shovel and clear the walks. So you see, John, there can be a time when enough is enough, but too much fa plenty. 1 A few days ago when wandering I down the main drag I ran across quite a number of the lads who are now wearing the fighting togs of your (Uncle Sammy. Jolly Pitts, Just back I from Merrte (?) England, was chatting with his folks near the bond booth. Then I ran smack Into J$ck Halle and later Dicky Branham. my bromo seltzer friend of past years I at Slfck's place. Other boys are coming back for Christmas, I am [told, and I sure do hope I get a (chance to shake hands with them all. By the way John, that gas scare last Friday was a humdinger. The motorists with the A B and C pink (slips made bee lines for the filling stations and loaded up in the threat of a gas famine. I sometimes wonder how much was accomplished by the putting on of the brakes. I know several motorists who have been staggering along with about a pint of gas left In their cars before putI ting In another gallon, but who in j the stress of the moment last Friday tossed three and four gallon slips I into the hands of their flllipg station friends. I Speaking of this rationing nabit down Washington way, I am moved I to a poetical spasm and an expression of rational bureaucratic things j that are not to be. I am making a song of the ureaucrat, who I rations us this and rations us that, who sits all day in a swivel chair and his public lt/e Is his own affair. II shall grumble and growl In a minor noui of the rop*** he fastens about our throats; of the meatless days and the eatless days, and the crops he orders us not to raise; of tiie poor little piggies who died prema tuivly; of tho little shops who foil doom demurely and lite Ineompreht nslhle questioniuiire. Well his publle life is his own affair. (>f gasoline rationed to save our tires, of oil restricted to household fires. Oh things sure have come to an awful pass, when do without tires to save our gas. and do without gas to save our tires. Oh hum the bureaucrat sits In his swivel chair; he doesn't know, and what does ho care? Well, to things more pleasant John. I think thut the holidays this year will be given over to things of *** |of a serious nuture. 1 know wo are all cognizant of the sacrifices our J soldiers, sailors marines and flyers are making so that we can worship the Christ in a democratic way. We should be mindful of these lads "over there" every hour, every minute and we should make every effort to offer up prayers for their safety and return. John, I want to extend through you my Christmas greetings and my hopes for happiness and health of a New Year to all my good friends In Camden, in this grand old state of South Carolina, in the nation and over in Kngland where I have loved ones. God's blessing on you all Sincerely Skip Kangaroo Killed Near St. George St. George, No. 26?A half-grown male kangaroo was klled near Grover Tuesday morning by Junior Glover. and its hide was being exhibited on the streets of St. George Wednesday by T. O. Murray. Glover was rabbit hunting when he saw a strange animal hopping along the ditch on highway 16 near Grover. The animal began to growl and moved towards him. Glover says that he was frightened and thought only of protecting himself, so he shot the animal with a load of small shot. . When hit, "It Jumped 20 feet," said Glover, "then I was sure scared." He declared that his hand was shaking so badly that he could hardly get another shell out of his pocket. Ivoading his gun with No. 2 shot he flred again and the animal fell dead. ' Taking the dead animal to Grover Glover found that ho had killed a kangaroo. It weighed about fifty i pounds. I No one seems able to explain how ' a half-grown kangaroo happened to be In Dorchester county. It could J have escaped from a circus, but there 'have been no-reports of the loss ol such an animal. There are several hundred brands of storage batteries on the market with some 19 different sizes for stanJdard makes of cars. EMPLOYERS ASKED TO GIVE BONUSES IN WAR BONDS Should tlio suggestion of W. 1*. Rowers, state war bond administrator, be rallied out In this "county, stub bonuses as may bo given employes by concerns or individual employers will be In the form of war bonds. In a statement this week, Administrator Rowers urged all employers who may bo giving year-end, proChristinas bonuses, to give the bonuses, or extra pay in war bonds "This would not only immediately help In tho financing of tho war." Mr. BowerB said, "but It would be calculated to bring into our great army of bond buyers, ineir and women who hud not previously been buying. For them to receive their first bond undoubtedly would serve to give thorn tho idea. All, of course, are familiar with the program, hut all have not experienced the 'feel' of a bond in their hands, and have not yet thus realised, in a tangible way, the sutlsfuctlop not only of aiding the war effort, but of having as their own a government security representing an investment in their own future." The administrator pointed out that In many businesses in South CaroHna this year profits have been large, and as a result many bonuses will be given. It is this, he suld, that actuated him in suggesting that these bonuses be given In the form or war bonds. Mr, Bowers said that any bank would advise employers on a procedure for giving the bonuses in the form of bonds. "I hope atl employers who are going to give bonuses will take advantage of this opportunity not only to help in the orderly financing of the war, but of the opportunity to encourage future buying by their employes,' the administrator said. YOUR DENTAL I. Q. ] O American Dental Association. Q, How do they keep teeth that * are under straightening bands from decaying? ?D. D. A . Because the appliances used to *** straighten teeth afford catchholds fur food, extra care must be used in keeping the mouth clean. The child who is under orthodontic J cure (straightening of teeth), fortunately visits the dentist much more often than does the average child. Thus he has the advantage of frequent dental prophyluxis (pro-filaks'-is). Some children are more susceptible to dental decay than are others. I). Y. Burrill reports an interesting study on the effect of orthodontic treatment on caries (decay) susceptibility in the Journal of Dental Hesearch. He made clinical and bacteriological tests of the mouths of 25 patients before and during the course of orthodontic treatment. Children who were very susceptible to decay became less susceptible during treatment. Children of low susceptibility tended to become more susceptible. A third group of high average susceptibility was unpredictable, changes occuring in both directions. An explanation suggested is that the increased supervision by the dentist kept the bad cases cleaner, while the appliances caused food traps in the otherwise naturally clean mouths. The premature loss of the baby molars or the loss of the first permanent molars may cause the condition shown at the left,'sometimes cruelly referred to as "rubbit mouth." Orthodontic (or-tho don'-tic) treatment corrected the condition as shown at the right. Many cases of orooked teeth and malformed jaws can be prevented by giving the young child proper dental care. I Scud questions with sell-addressed. stamped envelope, to American Omiel Association, 212 East Superior street, Chicago, 111. AT TIRST ^ Bfe Of 666 TAflUf. 3AWL ItOjK DflOft J HAPPY NEW YEAR i I A Merry Christmas ?and a? , | Happy New Year I to All Our Friends ; ! in Every Corner I of the World I I CITY FILLING STATION . S. . ? _ _ - - t ? An Old Newspaper Sold at Auction Under (ho bead of "Newspapers," The Fort Mill Times published the following as Its leading editorial and the editorial was inspired by the fact that one of the oldest weekly papers in the state has gone to the wall for lack of community support and had been sold at auction. The editorial , roads: One thing (but impressed outsiders who attended the sale In York Monday of the Yorkvtile Fnquirer was the Interest shown by York people In the sale of the property. Husiness men, farmers, flinty officials, lawyers and others or the eommuuiy were present in large numbers. They had come, as one of the number expressed It, "because they were interested in seeing the paper revived. York needs a newspaper, and we want, the Enquirer started up again." During the latter mojtths of its publication apparently little interest was taken in the paper by tlm business men of York, but after its publication was suspended all realized that the community was handicapped by not having a newspaper. It was the old story of not appreciating the worth of water until the well had vim dry. Of course York needs a newspaper. Every' community qt appreciable Mi/.e needs a newspaper. Hut newspapers cannot exist unless they are patronized hy the business interests of their towns. This statement can be brought to Fort Mill. Look over the advertising columns of The Times this week. Twenty years ago there was not a business houso in Fort Mill which did not advertise la The Times. 9 _ Molasses To Cure Pork Without Sugar Columbia, Dec. 14.?Since few farm homes will have sufficient sugar under the present sugar rationing plan to spare much for curing meat, it will be necessary either to substitute mo. lasses in the curing mixture or to apply it to the face of the moat after the curing process has been completed, says J. R. Hawkins, Clemson extension livestock specialist. The purpose of sugar in the curing mixture is to counteract the drying effect of salt and to give flavor, Mr. Hawkins explains. The popular formula of 8 pounds of salt, 2 pounds of sugar and 2 ounces of saltpetre for oach 100 pounds of meat has long been a standard In many farm homes. Vfery good results follow omitting the sugar from the formula and applying a mixture of black pepper and molasses,^either sorghum or cane, to the face of the meat before It Is wrapped and hung away. With shortages of meat and lard occurring so frequently that stored ' are without either of these products a considerable part of the time, it is more important this year than ever for farm families to produce and conserve all the beef and porfc which will be needed to supply the people living there. Home production and .conservation of meat sayes transportation, processing and storage when facilities are overtaxed, the , specialist declares. ? _________ c'" ; State Theatre Kershaw, S. C. FRIDAY, DEC. 25 "SIN TOWN" ! Constance Bennett Brod Crawford SATURDAY, DEC. 26 "SONS OF THE PIONEERS" v Roy Rogers I George "Gabby" Hayes SATURDAY, DEC. 26 10:30 P. M. "LITTLE TOKYO, U. S. A." y j Preston Foster Brenda Joyce J MONDAY and TUESDAY DECEMBER 26?39 "MY SISTER EILEEN" Rosalind Russell 1 Brian Ahearn WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30 "EYES OF THE UNDERW0RLD" Richard Dix Lon Chaney, Jr. THURSDAY, DEC. 31 "X MARKS THE SPOTT _ Damlan O'Flynn \7T v Helen Fairish J'i ^ THURSDAY, DEC. 3t 12:01 Midnifht " :; ~ r "THE HIDDEN HAND*' 1 Craig Steven. Elizabeth Fraser Matinee?Adulto 2So; oh 114ran under 12, lie j